3 Reasons Why to Monitor Java Services with vRealize Operations

Performance problems in your Java services environments can make or break your client applications — often times, causing problems with deploying and implementing Java EE related technologies. No matter if you run a lightweight or large IT environment, these problems can wreak havoc on the functionality of your system across the entire stack.

To offer visibility into the performance of your Java services environments, Blue Medora today announced the launch of two new management packs — Apache Tomcat and JBoss EAP for vRealize Operations to extend monitoring to Java services environments.

In this blog post, I’ll cover three reasons why you should enhance vRealize Operations with Java services monitoring.

In addition to out-of-the-box dashboards, leverage vROps to create your own — allowing you to truly see what matters the most to you and your organization.

Map Key Relationships

Understanding how your Java services environments perform serves as a crucial component of performance across your IT stack. However, it can be difficult — if not impossible — to pinpoint specific problems if you don’t have clear understanding with how it interacts with other layers in the IT stack.

For instance, if you are experiencing timeouts with your Apache Tomcat environment, do you know what’s causing it? It could be an issue within your Java EE client applications, or perhaps it’s because the external systems — like the virtual layer — that it operates on isn’t providing sufficient resources for the environment. As a result, threads get stuck — and your client applications suffer.

Within vRealize Operations with the Blue Medora Management Packs for JBoss EAP and Apache Tomcat, you have the ability to see these key relationships — and drill down to the true bearer of problems to optimize performance.

Understand Capacity… and Prepare for the Future

Experiencing an increase in CPU utilization? Is your current heap space overloaded? This might indicate issues with your capacity planning, which can cause issues now and in the future. Having visibility into your capacity definitions — and the ability to analyze current use — can help you plan for your future investment, while ensuring that your applications operate at peak efficiency.